On The Fly: Morning Wrap-Up for March 31Globex S&P futures are recently down 8.20 from previous day’s SPX cash close. Nikkei 225 down 1.05%, DAX down 0.37%. WTI Crude oil is recently at 47.74, natural gas down 0.61%, gold at $1179 an ounce, copper down 1.46%.

FX Update: EUR-USD fell to nine-day lows FX Update: EUR-USD fell to nine-day lows under 1.0780, bringing the Mar-22 low at 1.0767 into scope. The move broke below the 20-day moving average, which is presently sitting at 1.0796 and now reverts as resistance, ahead of 1.0845. The fresh decline reflects broader dollar gains that were sparked by Fed's Fischer, who said U.S. GDP data may be understating the economy's health. USD-JPY rallied to a new high for a second day, making an 11-day peak of 120.36. The move came to a pause just shy of the 20-day moving average at 120.40. Cable has sunk back below 1.48s and looks set to test yesterday's 11-day low at 1.4752. The U.S. dollar also made advances on the dollar bloc currencies, with USD-CAD trading above 1.2700 and AUD-USD having dived to a 12-day low at 0.7619 amid expectations of a further RBA rate cut, either at the April or May policy reviews.

Treasury Closing Summary: Treasury Closing Summary: Wall Street was the big winner on Monday with hefty gains, following through on bullish enthusiasm from Asia and Europe, supported by more M&A news and hopes for more stimulus from China. The Dow climbed 300 points to retouch the 18,000 mark at one stage. Treasuries, on the other hand, posted small gains in quiet trading with curve steepening trades predominating, though the long-end was tamped down too heading into quarter-end duration extensions. The savings rate jumped after a boost in income and drop in spending, while the Dallas Fed index plunged thanks to the proximity of the oil industry.